NPS In the 1880s, workers began extracting borax from the ground in Death ... destroyed in the blaze was once used for mining operations in Death Valley. Before the fire, it had featured original ...

In those days, borax mining drove the area’s economy. But even then, before their business waned, the mining magnates realized that Death Valley itself — and the tourism it stood to draw ...

Visitors normally flock to Death Valley National ... protect two million acres from mining. (The park is dotted with sites tracing the boom-and-bust history of borax mining in the area, as well ...

Mining also played a major role in Death Valley. Prospectors began extracting silver and gold from the area in the 1850s and then borax became the major focus in the 1880s. Signs of the borax ...

(By the way, one of the world’s largest borax deposits is in California. An early mine, located in Death Valley, began operating before railroads reached the area. The borax ore was loaded onto ...

The soil of the Death Valley National Park is rich in various minerals, such as borax, which was exploited for a long time by ...